Unified and zero-tolerance approach can eventually defeat terrorism: India's UN envoy Ruchira Kamboj at meeting over Iraq
Special Adviser Christian Ritscher said that providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there while citing the evidence collected and analysed, substantiated preliminary findings from his previous report.
Dec 06, 2022, 08:29 AM IST
Alarm bells ring in Pakistan as ISIS establishing strong footprint
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym `Daesh` is reportedly in the process of establishing a strong footprint across Pakistan, and especially in the border areas near Afghanistan.
Mar 04, 2017, 12:17 PM IST
US issues travel alert for Europe after France thwarts ISIS-linked plot
The suspects arrested are of French, Moroccan and Afghan origin and are between 29 and 37 years old.
Nov 22, 2016, 13:32 PM IST
IS killed at least 232 people near Mosul this week, says UN
Islamic State group fighters slaughtered at least 232 people in and around Mosul this week as Iraqi troops advanced on the city, the UN rights office said on Friday.
Oct 28, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
US expects Islamic State to wield chemical weapons in Mosul fight
The fall of Mosul would signal the defeat of the ultra-hardline Sunni jihadists in Iraq but could also lead to land grabs.
Oct 19, 2016, 05:32 AM IST
Iraqi forces `ahead of schedule` in Mosul: Pentagon
A US-led coalition has for months been helping train Iraqi forces for the fight for Mosul -- the last IS stronghold in Iraq.
Mosul offensive a `decisive moment` in anti-IS campaign: US defense secretary
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Sunday that operations to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group were key to defeating the jihadist group.
Oct 17, 2016, 07:16 AM IST
Coalition strike kills ISIS 'minister of information': Pentagon
A coalition air strike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State operative considered the group`s information minister, a week after another raid eliminated a top IS strategist, the Pentagon said Friday.
Sep 17, 2016, 01:19 AM IST
BIZARRE! Islamic State BANS women from wearing burqas in Iraq
The ISIS has declared full-face veil as a security risk.
Sep 07, 2016, 14:52 PM IST
Kurdish forces open new front on IS capital Mosul
Kurdish fighters reached the target of an offensive that started on Sunday.
Defence ministers of anti-ISIL coalition to meet in US
US Secretary of Defence Aston Carter will host defence ministers from 34 nations along with senior leaders from countries part of the counter-ISIL coalition and NATO next week to discuss the ongoing military campaign against the Islamic State terror group.
Jul 13, 2016, 11:32 AM IST
From Kashmir to Kerala: The spread of Islamic State sympathisers in India
Though there is no confirmed presence of the terror group's fighters in the country, India has not remained untouched by IS activities.
Jul 12, 2016, 09:54 AM IST
US mission is to destroy ISIL; America stands with Orlando gay community: Barack Obama
President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to completely destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) saying that the US military will continue to fight against all those who want to wage a war between Islam and America.
Jun 14, 2016, 22:39 PM IST
WATCH: 'We'll come to India to take revenge of Babri Masjid, Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar', threatens ISIS video
Chilling warning to take revenge of Babri Masjid, Gujarat and Muzaffarnagar.
May 22, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
ISIS' Anbar province chief killed in Iraq air strike: Pentagon
A top ISIS leader, along with three other jihadists from the terror group, has been killed in a US-led military strike, the Pentagon has said.
May 10, 2016, 13:03 PM IST
Destroying ISIS group my top priority: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama has said that destroying the Islamic State (ISIS) group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
Apr 06, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Destroying IS group my 'top priority': Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that destroying the Islamic State (IS) group remains his "top priority" at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria.
Apr 06, 2016, 07:07 AM IST
Unbelievable! Islamic State 'training' unborn children for terrorism - Watch
The Islamic State, the world's most brutal terror group, has now set its eyes on preparing the next generation of fighters and suicide bombers. Shockingly, it is targeting unborn children to achieve the objective.
Mar 11, 2016, 12:29 PM IST
Islamic State beheads kid for listening to western music
In another case of brutality out of the many it has already committed in the past, Islamic State has beheaded a 15-year-old child for merely listening to western music at the grocery store of his father.
Feb 19, 2016, 17:15 PM IST
Hundreds of millions of dollars destroyed in anti-IS strikes
Hundreds of millions of dollars are believed to have been destroyed in coalition air strikes targeting cash hoards used to finance the Islamic State group, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Feb 18, 2016, 01:32 AM IST
